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INTRODUCTION
In Dakota County, as in other areas of our State and
Country, illegal drug use is a serious problem. Not
only do illegal drug users ruin their own lives, but
often the lives of their family and friends as well.
Drug abuse has widespread effects. Often crimes
such as robbery, burglary, theft and assault are
committed while the offender is “high” or to pay
for a drug habit.
James C. Backstrom, Dakota County Attorney, and
Dave Bellows, Dakota County Sheriff, have given the
drug abuse problem a high priority in their offices.
This brochure was designed to inform you about
the dangers of drugs.
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a gateway drug
to other more
deadly drugs.
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and reduce ability to
perform tasks requiring
concentration and
coordination, such as
driving a car.
You can be
addicted to Meth
the first time!
If you or someone you know has been using drugs,
there is help available. Talk to a school counselor, a
parent, or friend and check the back of this
brochure for some valuable resource numbers.
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IMPORTANT
TELEPHONE NUMBERS
COUNSELING / REFERRAL / TREATMENT SERVICES
Dakota County Adult Services - Intake . . . . . . . . . . . .(952) 891-7400
First Call for Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211 OR (651) 291-0211
TDD 1-800-627-3529
(Assistance to citizens in search of community services)
Dakota County Child & Family Services - Intake . . . .(952) 891-7400
Dakota County Child Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(952) 891-7459
Dakota County Crisis Response Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(952) 891-7171
BE
SMART
DON’T
START!!
If you’re under the
age of 21 years and
use a driver’s license
to purchase or
attempt to purchase
alcohol, you may
also lose your
driver’s license.
“To be the best that
I can be, I choose to
be drug free.”
Sara Oberg, 11th grade (1997)
Henry Sibley High School,
West St. Paul, MN.
“Drugs are dumb.
You don’t need them
to belong. Try
something new that
is good for you and
others as well.”
Tara Krivoruchka, 11th Grade
(1997), Rosemount Senior
High School, Rosemount, MN.
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
ANONYMOUS DAKOTA COUNTY
CRIME TIP LINE (24 hours a day) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(651) 438-8477
Dakota County Sheriff’s Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(651) 438-4700
Dakota County Drug Task Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(651) 994-6220
Apple Valley Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(952) 953-2700
Burnsville Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(952) 895-4600
Eagan Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(651) 675-5700
Farmington Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(651) 280-6700
Hastings Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(651) 480-2300
Inver Grove Heights Police Department . . . . . . . . . . .(651) 450-2525
Lakeville Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(952) 985-2800
Mendota Heights Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . .(651) 452-1366
Northfield Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(507) 645-4475
Rosemount Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(651) 423-4491
South St. Paul Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(651) 554-3300
West St. Paul Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(651) 552-4200
Minnesota State Patrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(651) 779-5900
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension . . . . . .(651) 793-7000
Dakota County Communications Center . . . . . . . . . .(651) 322-2323
COVER POSTER DRAWN BY:
Adam Boser, 8th Grade (1995), South St. Paul High School, South St. Paul, MN.
Paid for by money and property forfeited from drug dealers.
BE SMART-DON’T START
To report drug activity, call your local police
department, the Dakota County Sheriff’s Department,
or tell a parent or teacher who can help.
Facts
About
Dangerous
Drugs
For further information, please contact
Dakota County Attorney’s Office at (651) 438-4440.
Prepared By
JAMES C. BACKSTROM
Dakota County Attorney
DAVE BELLOWS
Dakota County Sheriff
SIGNS OF USE
ADVERSE EFFECTS & DANGERS
blow, C, candy, coke, crack, rock, snow
bennies, black beauties, speed, uppers
Ecstasy, Adam, Eve, lover’s speed, STP, X, XTC
1-2 hours
dilated pupils, tremors, twitching, restlessness, dry mouth
variable
dilated pupils, sweating, grinding teeth, jaw clenching, blurred vision, tremors
Methamphetamine
Caffeine
Khat
Other Stimulants
meth, chalk, crank, crystal, fire, glass, ice, speed
sweating, tremors, dry mouth, sores
tremors, frequent urination, agitation
Khat Cathinone
preludin, ritalin, ionamin, vitamin R
2-4 hours
1-2 hours
variable
2-4 hours
Barbiturates
seconal, nembutal, tuinol, barbs, downers, goofballs, stumblers
1-16 hours
blurred vision, slurred speech, staggering
Methaqualone
Benzodiazepine
GHB ***
Rohypnol ***
quaalude, sopor, ludes
diazepam, librium, valium, dalmane, tranks, bennies
G, Georgia home boy, grievous bodily harm, liquid ecstasy
forget-me pill, Mexican Valium, R2, roofies, roofinol, rope, rophies
4-8 hours
3-6 hours
4-8 hours
skin rashes possible
sweating, tremors, weakness, difficulty breathing
poor coordination, sluggish, sedated
Other Depressants
equanil, miltown, valmid, placidyl
Opium
Morphine
Codeine
Heroin
Methadone
paragoric, daver’s powder, perepectolin
morphine, drug store dope, Big M
codeine
smack, stuff, “H”, dope, boy, horse
dalophine, methadone, methadose, dome, medicine
3-6 hours
3-6 hours
3-6 hours
3-6 hours
Narcotic use may result in constricted pupils, droopy eye-lids, watery eyes, clammy or
itchy skin, loss of appetite, sniffles, cough, nausea, lethargy, drowsiness and nodding.
Scars caused by injections (syringes), bent spoons, and needles may be found from
heroin and morphine use. Codeine is commonly abused via OTC cough medicine.
euphoria, drowsiness, shallow breathing, constricted pupils, nausea, clammy
skin, decreased sexual drive, convulsions, coma, possible transmission of
infectious diseases including AIDS by sharing of needles, possible death
LSD
8-12 hours
dilated pupils, sweating, dry mouth, abnormal laughter, distracted, rapid reflexes
PCP
Mickey Mouse, acid, blotter acid, paper acid, window pane, microdot,
album cover
PCP, angel dust, hog
up to days
Mescaline/Peyote
Amphetamine Variants
Other Hallucinogens
mesc, buttons, cactus
2, 5-DMA, PMA, MDA, STP, Adam & Eve, Ecstasy
psilocybin, DMT, mushrooms, DET, shrooms, Ketamine, Special K, vitamin K
8-12 hours
eye fluttering, sweating, flushed skin, injected drooling, numbness, blurred vision,
garbled speech
dilated pupils, sweating, garbled speech, disorientation
hallucinations, illusions, poor perception of time and distance,
dilated pupils, anxiety, panic, violence, possible transmission of infectious
diseases including AIDS by sharing of needles, possible death
variable
dilated pupils, sweating, flushed skin, shivering, yawning, mouth numbness
Hashish
Marijuana
hash, oil
pot, weed, sinsemilla, herb, reefer, roach, joint
THC (for detection purposes stays in your system for weeks)
2-4 hours
2-4 hours
Results in varying degrees of bloodshot eyes, dilated pupils, dry mouth, impaired
motor skills, sweating, easily confused, talkative, "skunky" odor on clothes, herbal
and resinous substances in living areas, small plastic "baggies", home-made pipes.
euphoria, disorientation, dilated pupils, lowered productivity,
short-term memory loss, lack of motivation, hyperactivity, change in eating
habits, lack of concentration, insomnia, fatigue, paranoia, possible psychosis
poor coordination, slurred speech, dilated pupils, smell on breath
same as depressants (except for transmission of AIDS), brain atrophy,
liver failure, jaundice, destruction of pancreas gland
increased muscle mass, liver failure, irreversible damage to reproductive
organs and connective tissue of the body
DEPRESSANTS
STIMULANTS
Cocaine
Amphetamines
MDMA
NARCOTICS
DURATION
HALLUCINOGENS
COMMON NAMES
OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS CANNABIS
DANGEROUS DRUGS
Synthetic Cannabinoid
increased alertness, excitation, euphoria, increased pulse rate, increase
blood pressure, change in appetite, dilated pupils, insomnia, depression,
delusions, hallucinations, convulsions, possible transmission of infectious
diseases including AIDS by sharing of needles, possible death
manic behavior, delusions, paranoia, hallucinations
dilated pupils, sweating, dry mouth, talkative, flushed skin
slurred speech, anxiety disorientation, drunken behavior,
(without odor of alcohol), weak and rapid pulse, convulsions, coma, possible
transmission of infectious diseases including AIDS by sharing of needles,
possible death
*** Associated with sexual assaults
*** Associated with sexual assaults
variable
Alcohol
booze, liquor, beer
variable
Anabolic Steroids
body builders, steroids
variable
Inhalents
variable
K2
Nicotine
huffing, solvents (paint thinner, gasoline, glues), gases (butane, aerosol propellants,
nitrous oxide), nitrates (isoamyl, isobutyl) laughing gas, poppers, snappers, whippets
spice
cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, snuff, spit tobacco, chew
Salvia Divinorum
Salvia, Sally-D, Maria Pastora
variable
variable
variable
red/runny eyes, sneezing, coughing, sores/spots around mouth, marker/paint
marks on hands/arms
chewed or smoked
agitation (when in withdrawal), odor on clothes, loose tobacco and other tobacco
products/packaging
loss of coordination, dizziness, slurred speech
“You can go where the crowd goes, but you don’t have to do what the crowd does,” slogan by Betsy Booton, from St. Michael’s School, West St. Paul, MN